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found him.” Talan rushed into the room. “She checked into the Where Motel with another female. The owner hasn’t seen James, but that doesn’t mean he’s not there.”
    “Do we know anything about her pride?” Lou asked. “If they are kidnapping males that brings up all kinds of warning flags.”
    Talan nodded. “When I heard she was back in town I had KC run up her name. She’s been with a pride in Spokane, apparently it is run by a ruling female. They only bring men in for breeding then toss them out. They have a horrible reputation, so much that no more pride males will deal with them.”
    “She did say her alpha was female,” Andrew agreed.
    Chen froze. There were always more pride males than females needing a place to live. If no male would touch them, there was something going on. “What do you think they are doing to the males?”
    Talan shrugged. “It’s pretty hard to piss off male lions when it comes to breeding, but we don’t have time to track one down and interrogate him. We’ve got to go get James. We have to be smart about this though. If they feel cornered, they might hurt him.”
    “She’d hurt her own son?” Lou asked.
    “She abandoned him as a baby. I don’t think we can count on her maternal instincts kicking in,” Andrew said.
    “We’ll get him back even if I have to crush a few lion heads.” Lou growled.
    “I’m coming along,” Andrew said. “I warned her I had a new rifle to try out.”
    Chen had never heard his mate sound so vicious. His cock hardened behind his zipper. This might not be the best situation, but his mate was damn sexy when he took charge.
     
    * * * *
     
    The hotel didn’t look like much. Chen eyed it through his binoculars. The others stood beside him doing the same. They were tucked behind a small group of trees across from the motel.
    “There’s her car. If she’s hurt my son, I’ll put a bullet in her head.” The coldness in Andrew’s voice snapped Chen’s attention back to his mate.
    “Hey, we’ll get him back.”
    “Technically she’s in my territory. I can challenge her for taking one of my pride mates. We need to talk to James and make sure he didn’t go willingly,” Talan said.
    “You think he might have agreed to go with her?” Andrew asked.
    “He has a good point,” Lou said. “James is a curious kitty. If his mother said she wanted to talk, he might have gone with her to see what she wanted.”
    “Want us to fly down there and see if we can peek in the window?” Chen offered.
    Marlen nodded his agreement with that plan.
    “That’s not a bad idea,” Talan said.
    “It sure is. What if they get hurt?” Andrew said.
    Chen wondered if Andrew noticed he was touching them. Andrew rarely initiated contact. He accepted their caresses but never started anything. He exchanged a smile with Marlen, who also didn’t point out Andrew’s new affection.
    “They won’t see us,” Marlen boasted.
    Chen nodded his agreement.
    “Fine. But if you’re injured, I’m not going to be happy.”
    Marlen kissed Andrew’s cheek. “We’ll be careful.”
    “We’re always careful,” Chen agreed.
    “I don’t want to sacrifice you to save James. Why can’t I have you all safe?” Moisture shimmered in Andrew’s eyes, but he didn’t let the tears fall.
    Chen kissed Andrew, a quick peck of affection. “We can take care of ourselves. Don’t worry about us, concentrate on James. This is what we excel at.”
    Andrew examined Chen’s expression. He didn’t know what his mate saw, but after a few minutes Andrew nodded. “Okay. Come back safely or I’ll have to go kick some lion butt.”
    “You think you can take on a lion?” Talan asked, his voice challenging.
    “Well, not you, Talan, but a regular lion. If I had my gun.” Andrew lifted his rifle.
    “Easy, Talan. He’s not trying to take over your pride. I think he’s got his hands full with his wrens,” Lou said to the ruffled lion.
    Andrew laughed. “Yeah, I definitely